Membership in AALNC
Goals for Membership
Benefits
Member Categories
Membership in AALNC
If you are a registered nurse currently practicing as a legal nurse consultant (LNC), or a registered nurse,
individual, business or organization interested in the activities and goals of legal nurse consulting, then
AALNC is for you!
As an AALNC member, you can increase your legal and medical knowledge, expand your network of contacts
and stay up-to-date on the hottest topics affecting LNCs today!
Goals for Membership
- Provide members with opportunities and experiences to further their professional development
as legal nurse consultants.
- Increase the legal and the medical communities' awareness of the nursing specialty of legal nurse
consulting.
- Promote excellence within the nursing specialty of legal nurse consulting.
- Facilitate an exchange of information and establish a communication network for mutual support
and fellowship among members.
Benefits
As an AALNC member, you will receive many exciting benefits to help you increase you presence in the
legal nurse consulting community. Click here to download our membership brochure which details all of our exciting member benefits.
Networking
- Access a nationwide network of more than 3,500 members.
- Join one of 50 local chapters
- Learn about the latest issues and trends concerning medical-legal issues and the legal nurse
consulting practice.
Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting
- This quarterly professional, peer-reviewed journal includes up-to-date articles, regular features
and numerous resources. Written for both novice and experienced legal nurse consultants, the Journal
of Legal Nurse Consulting addresses a broad spectrum of medical and legal topics.
Members Only Online Resources
- Search for fellow AALNC members in the online membership directory.
- Create and edit your membership profile to increase your visibility and enhance your career.
- Access a variety of resources and tools available exclusively to members.
Educational Advancement
- Attend educational sessions at the AALNC National Educational Conference where you can enhance your
network of professional contacts, learn about recent advances and issues in your specialty, and gain new
perspectives that can strengthen your practice.
- Enhance your professional growth with more than 25 career-building products, such as Legal Nurse
Consulting: Principles and Practice 2nd Edition and Business Principles for Legal Nurse Consultants.
These items and more can be purchased in the AALNC Online Bookstore.
- Receive a substantial discount on AALNC educational products and AALNC conference registration.
LNCC Certification
- Become certified and earn the credential of a Legal Nurse Consultant Certified (LNCC). This will ensure
colleagues, clients, employers and others in the medical-legal field that you are knowledgable, experienced
and committed to the nursing specialty of legal nurse consulting.
- Receive a substantial discount on LNCC certification exams, offered three times per year.
LNC Locator
- Increase your visibility by adding your name to the online marketing database on the AALNC website. The
LNC Locator lists each member's contact information, areas of clinical nursing experience and areas
of legal expertise and identifies whether the person is an expert witness within those areas. Attorneys
use this service free of charge to locate an LNC or expert witness.
Professional Liability Insurance
- AALNC members have access to Professional Liability Insurance through Nurses Service Organization. Click here for details on the program officially endorsed by AALNC.
Member Categories and Prices
AALNC's fiscal year is January 1 - December 31. For each dues choice, your membership will be paid through December 31 of the current year.
Below is a listing of each membership category and price:
Active: $150.00
Active membership in the Association may be granted to any registered nurse who maintains active licensure in the United States, or is recognized by the International Council of Nurses as a professional nurse who currently provides consultation on healthcare issues within the legal arena. Active members may vote, hold office, serve on committees, and partake of all other benefits of membership as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Associate: $150.00
Associate membership in the Association may be granted to registered nurses maintaining active licensure in the United States, or is recognized by the International Council of Nurses as a professional nurse who have an interest in the medical/legal issues.
Sustaining: $230.00
Sustaining membership may be granted to individuals or groups with an interest in the goals and activities of the Association.
Call AALNC Headquarters today at 877/402-2562 for an application!
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